The corners of her eyes began to prick at his sweet words. “You only felt my presence that first day because you recognized the essence of my father. Not me.” “No, that’s just what I let you believe,” he told her, determined. “I didn’t want to scare you further with the intensity of it all in such a vulnerable moment. The familiarity of your bloodline helped with the part of connecting you to your father, yes. But it’s you I am drawn to, Ophelia. You claim that I told you to stay away from here the very first time we met. Then you were erased from my memories and yet…” he shook his head with
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